BLACKFELLOWS POINT, ADVENTURE BAY, BRUNY ISLAND, TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA Cook Pillar
Description: In East Cove, Adventure Bay, is this 3.35 metre high freestone pillar, with two plaques, one on the seaward side, and the other on the landward side. History: Presented by the Swedish American Line on a visit by M.S. Kungsholm to Adventure Bay on 19th February 1969. Inscription: The seaward plaque:
IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 200th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARRIVAL IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN OF CAPTAIN JAMES COOK, R.N. ON HIS FIRST VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY, 1768-1771 IN THE BARK ENDEAVOUR PRESENTED BY SWEDISH AMERICAN LINE ON THE OCCASION OF A VISIT BY M.S. KUNGSHOLM TO ADVENTURE BAY, FEBRUARY 19th 1969
The landward plaque:
Presented by The Government of Tasmania To Commemorate the Captain Cook Bi-centenary Celebrations, 1770-1970 and his Landing at Adventure Bay 1777 Unveiled by the Hon. K.O. Lyons, M.H.A. Minister for Tourists on Saturday 2nd May 1970
GPS Co-ordinates: -43.393707, 147.267912 References: Cook’s Log, page 20, vol. 36, no. 3 (2013) Cook’s Log, page 50, vol. 39, no. 3 (2016) Endeavour Lines, page 11, no. 32 (Apr 1999)
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